Flowering Almond

[Plantermunn]

I found a better one. The trunk flares where the branches start . that don't look good. I hope that is fixable.

Should I do some work on it. It is starting to leaf out.

I am itching to go. But don't want to set it back.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

I just got one of these this year after never seeing them before. Mine is strictly a nursery plant. I pruned it a couple of weeks ago in order to give the new growth plenty of time to set buds for next year's flowers. I can't say that I have ever seen a more prolific bloomer!

 

[Plantermunn]

Well I went ahead and cut the pot back to get a peek at the root flare. Of has one. They hurried it deep during the last potting.

 

[milehigh_7]

Glad to see so many peeps giving this one a try. They are so pretty!

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Glad to see so many peeps giving this one a try. They are so pretty!

I've got 12 cuttings in the works

 

[Plantermunn]

Well I raised it quite a bit. You can see from the water mark. There were just a few roots above the new soil line.

Now for the top. Can it wait for a day or two?

Another question. Can I shorten the trunk over time?

I am glad someone said cuttings. I will save my prunings.

This tree just popped when I went into the store. At the first store I did not find one I liked I was headed home then turned back and went to another Lowes.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

I have almost no experience with these, so take what I say with a grain of salt, however it is always best to move slowly with bonsai or you will kill many trees Since you pretty aggressively re-potted, I would give this tree the rest of the year off, with the possible exception of taking some cuttings off new growth if you are so inclined. Make sure you don't touch the tree after June so you can have blooms next year. Then next year right after it blooms I would consider more dramatic pruning.

 

[Plantermunn]

OK thanks. I can wait.

 

[milehigh_7]

I've got 12 cuttings in the works

They should do good from cutting and root cuttings they seem to send up root suckers all the time.

 

[Plantermunn]

This is my bonsai first attempt.

I just kind of leveled up the top a bit. Then I will try and root those. It did not shrivel up over note or drop all the leaves.
Day one a success.

My soil must be OK. The first inch was slightly moist the second felt wet. As the roots grow and it warms up might need to water daily.

 

[Giga]

I have an almond, I need to up date my blog but it's in there

 

[leatherback]

Looking at the tree in flower I would be hesitant to cut below the start of branching. I would not be surprizes if it is a grafted specimen with a wild(er) rootstock & stem.

 

[milehigh_7]

Looking at the tree in flower I would be hesitant to cut below the start of branching. I would not be surprizes if it is a grafted specimen with a wild(er) rootstock & stem.

Nope they really are that pretty.

 

[leatherback]

Nope they really are that pretty.

I know; I have 200 seeds of different versions expected to wake up soon. It is just.. Whenever I see a crown like that on commercial nursery plants, they are typically grafted.

 

[Plantermunn]

Ok all this talk of root cuttings. Made me think. I just trimed some roots. So I dug them from the trash and potted them.

If they take will they bloom in the spring?

Or will it take another year?

You guys are turning me into a nut.

I dug up a couple of elms too. They are native here. People here call them piss elms. I'm not sure what they will do. I cut the tap roots and replanted them over plates.

 

[milehigh_7]

Ok all this talk of root cuttings. Made me think. I just trimed some roots. So I dug them from the trash and potted them.

If they take will they bloom in the spring?

Or will it take another year?

You guys are turning me into a nut.

I dug up a couple of elms too. They are native here. People here call them piss elms. I'm not sure what they will do. I cut the tap roots and replanted them over plates.

Doubt they will flower. Most things take a few years. I had never heard the term "piss elm" so I looked it up read this link:
http://www.arborigin.com/ulmus-americana.html
While I had never heard this term, certainly do stink when you burn them.

 

[Plantermunn]

Ulmas Americana.
That looks like it.

If the other roots take I can put them on the yard.